Aiven

Helsinki, Finland
2016
  |  By Francesco Tisiot
The third article in our Data Economy series examines what it takes to unlock the opportunities with AI. Based on some of the key findings of our own research ‘Predicting the Data and AI Revolution’ and exclusive insights provided by leaders in the data economy, this piece explores how organizations are currently using AI.
  |  By John Kennedy
From the beginning, Kroo’s architecture was designed with future scalability in mind, using PostgreSQL as its database and Apache Kafka as the mechanism for message distribution. By embracing an asynchronous infrastructure, Kroo can also independently scale different parts of its system, improving efficiency and responsiveness. After securing its full UK banking license in 2022, Kroo launched its current account. In the next 12 months alone, it secured an impressive 150,000 customers.
  |  By Francesco Tisiot
This is the second piece in our Data Economy series. While the first, available here, looked at the data economy as a whole and why it is important, this piece looks more specifically at the environment around the data economy. This includes both the environment needed for it to thrive and the ecosystem of companies and businesses that are being created in order to evolve it.
  |  By Francesco Tisiot
By all accounts, Europe is expected to land a lottery jackpot next year. Indeed, according to the European Commission, the region is tipped to be almost one trillion Euros (EUR 829 billion) better off on account of the growth in the data economy. At a time when we’re surrounded by uncertainty and conflict, and with the threat of recession stubbornly hanging over the region, it’s also a moment that raises several important questions as we head into 2025.
  |  By Elena Zykova
Transforming retail: Aiven and AWS empower businesses with real-time data insights for better customer experiences. We’re excited to announce that Aiven has achieved the prestigious AWS Retail Competency, in the category of Advanced Data Insights. Achieving the AWS Retail Competency recognizes Aiven’s expertise in providing customers with software solutions that empower retailers to gain valuable data insights to drive business success.
  |  By Nick Rycar
Aiven for Metrics, a Prometheus compatible solution powered by Thanos, is now generally available. Last month, we announced the early availability of Aiven for Metrics, and as of today it is generally available!
  |  By John Kennedy
Deploy Google Cloud's high-performance, PostgreSQL-compatible database AlloyDB Omni on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, managed by Aiven’s multi-cloud, data infrastructure platform.
  |  By Josep Prat
The debate surrounding AI-generated content ownership has raged since the technology's inception. Despite significant advancements, the question of creative rights remains unresolved. This is particularly problematic in software development, where AI's influence can often be subtle and overlooked. To fully grasp the implications, it's essential to delve into the complex landscape of intellectual property and licensing.
  |  By Nick Rycar
Tiered storage is now generally available in Aiven for ClickHouse. Combine the speed of ClickHouse with the cost optimization of object storage for a powerful data warehouse solution. ClickHouse combines its columnar design, industry leading compression, and blazing fast queries to make it one of the most performant data warehouse solutions available. Aiven for ClickHouse takes this a step further with tiered storage, now generally available in the Aiven console.
  |  By Josep Prat
Widespread adoption of Generative AI has infiltrated nearly every business sector. While tools like transcription and content creation are readily accessible to all, AI's transformative potential extends far deeper. Its influence on coding and software development raises profound questions about the future of this industry.
  |  By Aiven
Aiven’s Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) model lets you run managed data services in your existing cloud account(s)—AWS, GCP, Azure, or OCI—allowing you to maintain full control over your data, leverage existing cost-saving plans, and offload service infrastructure management responsibility to Aiven.
  |  By Aiven
Learn the basics of query optimization in PostgreSQL. From understanding the path of the query to optimizing your indexes and joins, we’ll cover the foundation, tools and techniques to improve the performance of your SQL queries. Open to beginner levels, though the knowledge of SQL basics is desired.
  |  By Aiven
Are you ready to supercharge your Generative AI strategy? Join Aiven and Google Cloud for an engaging webinar where we reveal three critical pitfalls that can hinder your success—and how to avoid them.
  |  By Aiven
Open source software is a cornerstone of modern tech infrastructure, yet its sustainability is often precarious.
  |  By Aiven
At the forefront of everything we do at Aiven, is our customers. And we do this by focusing on enterprise readiness, trust, and compliance, bringing AI closer to daily operations, and allowing customers to leverage their existing cloud agreements.
  |  By Aiven
Navigating the startup landscape in the cloud era is crucial. But luckily, the Aiven platform empowers startups to succeed in this competitive and dynamic environment.
  |  By Aiven
Reliably scale your business with open source data infrastructure to maximize efficiency and innovate with AI.
  |  By Aiven
Optimize PostgreSQL and MySQL queries in 60 seconds. Submit a slow SQL query to get it optimized for free, including indexing recommendations and automatically re-written optimized query.
  |  By Aiven
3). The complexities of real-time data streaming and auto-scaling in the cloud are no joke. But three are solutions to make it more simple and efficient. In this Data (R)evolution episode, Matan Mizrahi and Filip Yonov join us to discuss how Kafka effectively handles and optimizes data streams, the pursuit of standardized APIs, and the vital role of AI in optimizing complex systems. They also share how AI and open-source tools are transforming the landscape. Tune in to hear about the evolution of data streaming and the transformative impact of AI and cloud-native solutions.
  |  By Aiven
Modernizing platforms for the AI-driven future is essential. Aiven’s data and AI platform empowers businesses to thrive in this ever-evolving digital landscape. In this Data (R)evolution episode, Aiven’s Bob Krygowski and Stu Garrow explain how to tackle the challenges of scaling a company, benefits of multicloud flexibility, the role of organizational sponsorship, and the innovative "Bring Your Own Cloud" (BYOC) concept. Our discussion also covers open-source technology and cloud portability—key elements for modernizing your infrastructure in an AI-driven future.

Aiven provides managed open source data technologies on all major clouds.

With Aiven, developers can do what they do best: create applications. Meanwhile, we do what we do best; manage cloud data infrastructure. We enable customers to drive business results from open source that trigger true transformations.

Currently, we offer Apache Kafka, Apache Cassandra, PostgreSQL, MySQL, OpenSearch, Redis, InfluxDB, Grafana, and M3 in more than 90 regions around the world on AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, DigitalOcean, and UpCloud cloud platforms.

Make the most out of open source with Aiven:

  • Focus on development: Developers can do what they do best: create applications. We do what we do best: manage cloud data infrastructure.
  • No vendor lock-in: All solutions are open source. You can also freely move data between clouds or create multi-cloud environments.
  • Predictable pricing: Know exactly how much you’ll be paying and why. We bundle networking, storage and basic support costs together.
  • 99.99% uptime SLA: We are committed to keeping your Aiven software online. If there’s ever an issue, we’ll be there to fix it.

Freedom to build awesome applications.